FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dejal announces Time Out! 1.2 A free Mac OS X application to remind you to take regular breaks. PORTLAND, Oregon -- March 28, 2005 -- Dejal Systems today announced the immediate availablity of Time Out! 1.2, a handy break reminder tool for Mac OS X. According to Dejal, it is very easy to fall into bad habits when using a computer for hours on end. You care about what you are doing, so can sometimes push yourself too far, or over-strain yourself. The human body isn't built to sit in one position for endless hours, gripping a mouse or typing on the keyboard. Dejal Time Out! is here to help. It will gently remind you to take a break on a regular basis. Time Out! has two kinds of breaks: a "Normal" break, typically for 10 minutes after 50 minutes of work, so you can move about and relax, plus a "Micro" break: a very brief pause of typically 10 seconds every 10 minutes, so you can remember not to tense up too much for long periods. You can configure how long each kind...

FroogleUp Kiel, Germany (March 27, 2005) - turingart is pleased to announce the immediate availability of 'FroogleUp', the first OS X Froogle listing and upload manager turingart's 'FroogleUp' includes an SQL-based database system, a product listing editor and web-/image preview features. Besides standard products properties, the application supports the complete set of addional properties for music, videos and books. 'FroogleUp' is compatible to Froogle U.S., Froogle U.K. and Froogle Germany, supports all available Froogle languages and currencies. Once the user has completed all product listings, 'FroogleUp' submits the listings of all enabled products to Froogle using FTP. Currently FroogleUp is avaialable for OS X. Other editions are likely to be released later on. Resources: Product Download http://www.turingart.com/downloads/FroogleUp.sit Product Description http://www.turingart.com/froogleup_lan__en.htm Company Web http://www.turingart.com/ turingart Gerhardstr. 68 D-24105 Kiel...

Join the Sybase ASE 15.0 Beta 2 Program The next major release of Sybase's flagship product, Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), has been in Beta 1 testing since last fall. Now, we're releasing the Beta 2 software for testing. If you haven't already joined the Beta 2 program to test this next release, (http://sybase.com/ase15beta)join today! ASE 15.0 will deliver significant improvements in scalability, manageability and technologies that make it easier than ever to build new applications. (http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1029580)Learn more about the advanced features of ASE 15.0. Major features in Beta 1 include: * Scrollable Cursors * Galaxy Partitions * Next Generation Query Processing * Computed Columns * Functional Indexes And we've added these key features in the Beta 2 test release: Developer support enhancements: * 64-bit integer SQL data type * Unsigned integers * Hierarchical XML, XML schema validation VLDB/Performance enhancements: * Auto update statistics...

Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 8.1 New Support for Subversion, Enhancements to Text Factory and More BEDFORD, Mass. - March 28, 2005 - Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit(r) 8.1, the latest version of the award-winning HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. BBEdit 8.1 now includes support for Subversion, plus enhancements to its groundbreaking "Text Factory" feature, and various interface refinements and fixes for reported issues. The BBEdit 8.1 update is available free of charge to all registered BBEdit 8 customers. An update package is available for download from the Bare Bones Software web site: (http://www.barebones.com/support/updates.shtml) "BBEdit is a text editing power tool that continually evolves to meet our customers' needs," said Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "More than a maintenance release, the BBEdit 8.1 feature update advances our Text Factory technology and provides integration...

SuperCard 4.5 March 28, 2005 - Solutions Etcetera announces SuperCard 4.5 is now shipping. Solutions Etcetera today announced that SuperCard 4.5, a major upgrade to their award-winning authoring environment, is now available. Version 4.5 offers significantly increased performance, a new extensible help system, and over 80 new features and additions. "I've used SuperCard for fifteen years, and I've never seen anything like 4.5 - it kicks butt and takes names" says Mark Lucas, lead SuperCard engineer. "Scores of trick new features, stunning performance increases, a rich, blazing-fast, integrated extensible help system, dozens of new callbacks for XCMD developers, yet stuffed up SuperCard and SuperEdit together still fit on a floppy! You hear the term 'must-have upgrade' tossed around a lot, but this is the real deal=8A" "I think it is no secret that 4.5 was originally scheduled to ship last year, but I think users will find it worth the wait" said Scott Simon, director of product...

Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 8.1 New Support for Subversion, Enhancements to Text Factory and More BEDFORD, Mass. - March 28, 2005 - Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit(r) 8.1, the latest version of the award-winning HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. BBEdit 8.1 now includes support for Subversion, plus enhancements to its groundbreaking "Text Factory" feature, and various interface refinements and fixes for reported issues. The BBEdit 8.1 update is available free of charge to all registered BBEdit 8 customers. An update package is available for download from the Bare Bones Software web site: (http://www.barebones.com/support/updates.shtml) "BBEdit is a text editing power tool that continually evolves to meet our customers' needs," said Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "More than a maintenance release, the BBEdit 8.1 feature update advances our Text Factory technology and provides integration...

Join the Sybase ASE 15.0 Beta 2 Program The next major release of Sybase's flagship product, Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), has been in Beta 1 testing since last fall. Now, we're releasing the Beta 2 software for testing. If you haven't already joined the Beta 2 program to test this next release, (http://sybase.com/ase15beta)join today! ASE 15.0 will deliver significant improvements in scalability, manageability and technologies that make it easier than ever to build new applications. (http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1029580)Learn more about the advanced features of ASE 15.0. Major features in Beta 1 include: * Scrollable Cursors * Galaxy Partitions * Next Generation Query Processing * Computed Columns * Functional Indexes And we've added these key features in the Beta 2 test release: Developer support enhancements: * 64-bit integer SQL data type * Unsigned integers * Hierarchical XML, XML schema validation VLDB/Performance enhancements: * Auto update statistics...

OrangeWare releases two UWB Software Development Driver Tools: A Wire Adapter Development Driver and a Wireless USB Developer Utility Program. Anaheim, CA - OrangeWare, the leading provider of USB and Wireless USB drivers has just announced two new ultrawideband development tools. Targeted at supporting Wireless USB hardware designers, the two new software products are expected to optimize performance and dramatically accelerate the time to market. Wire Adapter Development Driver The first development tool is OrangeWare's UWB/Wireless USB driver for Wire Adapters. Hardware engineers can develop their USB/ARM/MAC firmware in an easy, logical step by step manner ensuring steady progress while proving their design with the driver. The development package includes twenty hours of engineering consulting services. Consulting can be used for creating custom test loops or debug statements to speed up the design process. It can also be used to implement and test any unique extensions to the...

March 28, 2005 -- QuantumSoft today released pro Fit 6.0.1 for Mac OS X. This is an update of QuantumSoft's popular tool for the analysis and presentation of numerical data and mathematical functions. The update provides some minor new features, such as metadata support and quick logout, as well as a number of bug fixes. A powerful trial version is available for exploring the features of the application. pro Fit 6.0.1 can be downloaded from http://www.quansoft.com/buy.html#proFitDown The trial version can be found at http://www.quansoft.com/trial.html A more complete list of new features and bug fixes is provided at http://www.quansoft.com/hist.html The update is free for anyone who bought pro Fit since January 1, 2004. For all other users of pro Fit 5.5 or 5.6, the upgrade is USD 55. A full license is USD 95. Multi-user licenses are available at reduced rates. pro Fit 6.0 -- short description pro Fit 6.0 is a powerful tool for the analysis, processing, plotting and evaluation...

For immediate release, Monday, March 28, 2005: Today GoldfishSoft released SaveMe 1.1, a new version of its utility for adding auto-save to all Mac OS X programs. By saving documents at regular intervals, SaveMe offers a safety net in the event of a computer crash or power outage, so users will never have to redo more than a few minutes of their work. SaveMe 1.1 offers the following changes: - Interface and documentation improvements - Compatibility with non-English programs - Bug fixes - Automatic version checking from within the program - Automatic launch when a user logs in SaveMe 1.1 is recommended for all existing SaveMe users, as it fixes several compatibility issues. SaveMe is $20 shareware, and quantity discounts are available. More information on SaveMe is available from http://www.goldfishsoft.com/saveme.html, and users can download the newest version from http://www.goldfishsoft.com/files/SaveMe.tgz.

3D Visualization Software Now Available for programmers who use Macs For Immediate Release March 29, 2005 (Downers Grove, Illinois) The Numerical Algorithms Group=92s IRIS Explorer Release 5.2, the most advanced and best-supported visualization application development environment that is used by a wide range of scientific researchers, is now available on the Mac OS X platform. IRIS Explorer is one of the first modular, multi-purpose visualization environments for Mac users. NAG=92s IRIS Explorer is a system for visualization of scientific data that incorporates a visual programming interface that enables users to build applications from software building blocks, or modules. The modular design of the IRIS Explorer system facilitates maximum flexibility in visualization development because researchers can, within seconds, try several ways to convert numerical data into different types of pictures. The 'point and click' application development environment shortens the time needed to...

DVForge Cancels The Mac OS X Virus Prize March 26, 2005 - For Immediate Release Today, at 12::00 noon Central Time, DVForge, Inc. announces its cancellation of the Mac OS X Virus Prize 2005 that the company announced earlier in the day. "In response to the statements put forth this past week by Symantec Corporation suggesting that Mac users are at substantial risk to infections from viruses, our company crafted and announced a contest that would have paid a $25,000 prize for the successful creation of such a virus," said Jack Campbell, DVForge, Inc. CEO, "During the first several hours after making the public announcement, I was contacted by a large number of Mac users and Mac software professionals who shared their thinking with me about the contest. A few of these people are extremely well-regarded experts in the field of Mac OS X security. So, I have taken their advice very seriously, and have made the difficult decision to cancel our contest. I have been convinced that the risk of...

DVForge Announces The Mac OS X Virus Prize March 26, 2005 - For Immediate Release Today, DVForge, Inc. announces the Mac OS X Virus Prize 2005, where our company is openly challenging all of the computer coders of the world to go after the $25,000 cash prize that we are offering to the first person to successfully create and deploy an "in the wild" active virus for the Mac OS X operating system. For the contest, a 'virus' is defined as executable code that attaches itself to a program or file so that it can spread from one computer to another, leaving infections as it travels between computers. For the contest, an 'in the wild' virus is defined as one that is able to spread as a result of normal day-to-day usage onto two or more randomly selected computers that are connected only via the internet. "Symantec Corporation has recently released information to the press suggesting that they believe that the Mac OS X platform is at substantial risk to a new virus infection, and that the...

Paradigma Software Releases Valentina 2 Server NEXT GENERATION OFFICE SERVER AND VALENTINA DEVELOPER NETWORK PROVIDES COMPLETE SOLUTIONS TO BUSINESS AND DEVELOPERS March 25, 2005. Beaverton, Oregon. Paradigma Software, Inc, providers of groundbreaking business and developer solutions, announce the availability of the first products in the Valentina 2 product line. Valentina 2 is the result of three years of improvements upon the incredibly fast and robust database technology underlying many developer solutions for Macintosh and Windows. The groundbreaking improvements to the Valentina core technology include: New Abstraction Links. Foreign Keys, fast Valentina ObjectPtrs and Valentina Binary links for 1:1, 1:M and M:M links. New Speed Improvements. Valentina 2 Cache, new internal file system and RAM-based options dramatically increase speed over the already fast Valentina 1.x technology. Unicode. Support for the original 170 encodings plus UTF-8 and UTF-16 native databases,...

PDF2Office v2.1 Professional Edition Osaka, Japan, March 24, 2005 - Recosoft Corporation the developer of cross platform Macintosh and Windows file format conversion solutions and PDF document conversion tools has released PDF2Office v2.1 Professional Edition. PDF2Office v2.1 Professional Edition offers enhanced integration with Mac OS X through the usage of the Services mechanism and Desktop contextual menu interface. Additionally, PDF2Office v2.1 contains many conversion improvements. PDF2Office v2.1 recreates the original construction and layout of the document - forming paragraphs; applying styles; regrouping independent graphic elements; extracting images; creating tables; and processing headers/footers, endnotes/footnotes and columns/sections, all automatically - without any manual intervention PDF2Office v2.1 enables you to recover the data stored in PDF documents - making them available for use by anyone. Since PDF2Office is a standalone product, it is not necessary to acquire...

OmniGraffle 3.2 and OmniGraffle 3.2 Professional Seattle, WA -- March 23, 2005 -- The Omni Group today released OmniGraffle 3.2 and OmniGraffle 3.2 Professional, free updates to the diagramming and drawing applications for Mac OS X. The new versions include Japanese, German, French, and Italian localizations. 3.2 also provides support for the OmniOutliner 3 file format: you can now import OmniOutliner 3 files into OmniGraffle in order to display outline information graphically. Other updates include improvements to the Action inspector, and a number of overall fixes. OmniGraffle 3.2 and OmniGraffle 3.2 Professional can be downloaded at (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/). PRICING INFO: OmniGraffle 3 is $69.95, and OmniGraffle 3 Professional is $119.90. Upgrade, educational and family pack pricing are available from The Omni Group's online store at (https://store.omnigroup.com). ABOUT THE OMNI GROUP: The Omni Group develops productivity applications exclusively for...

RELEASE CDFINDER 4.3.2 RELEASED March 23, 2005, Langenhahn, Germany West-Forest-Systems today announced the immediate availability of CDFinder 4.3.2. CDFinder is the perfect software solution to organize your disk and data archive, and to keep track of digital media assets. In essence, it is a powerful disk cataloging utility for the Apple Macintosh that catalogs any data disk, CD-ROM, DVD, iPod, network volume, floppy, ZIP, Audio-CD, and more. CDFinder can also share the catalog data in a network, and supports a wife variety of audio data, including MP3 and AAC files, and even Audio-CDs. Contents of archive files can be cataloged as well, including StuffIt (up to version 6.5.1), Compact Pro, ZIP (used by Panther), TAR, and Apple Installer (Tome) files. The CDFinder application contains the user interface translated into several languages: German, French, English, Italian, Swedish, Chinese, Spanish, and Dutch. Together with CDWinder 1.9.1 for Windows, (http://www.cdwinder.de/) this is...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OpenBase acquires Code Builder, database code generator for REALbasic OpenBase announces new plugin designed to work with REALbasic standard edition CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA -- March 22, 2005 -- OpenBase International, Ltd., has acquired Code Builder, developed by Open Minded Solutions. Code Builder is a database application code generator for REALbasic, a cross-platform development environment for MacOS X, Windows and Linux platforms. "Code Builder is the missing link", explains Scott Keith, CEO of OpenBase International. "It builds the database access layer for you so you can manage data directly as encapsulated objects rather than having to write SQL. It saves time and money." "Code Builder cuts the time it takes to build database applications considerably," says Norman Palardy, developer of the new REALbasic plugin for OpenBase. "Code Builder offers significant advantages for developers who want to stay compatible with the standard REALbasic database API...

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (March 22, 2005) - LAJ Design is pleased to announced the immediate availability of version 1.0.1 of MaxPod. MaxPod is a cross-platform application that helps you to maximize what your iPod can do. "The iPod gives a great platform for music listening, but it can do so many other functions", says Luke Jackson, head programmer at LAJ Design. "With MaxPod, we are trying to automate as much of that functionality as possible. Right now it can sync files between your hard drive and iPod. It can download the news and weather into audio files that you can listen to on your iPod. It can organize your notes, your music, and get directions. I use it every day. I just set the auto mode to 5:50 AM and by the time I am ready to go, it has backed up and synced my files, downloaded the news and weather, which I listen to on the way to work." New in Version 1.0.1 ------- * Added in version checking so you can stay up to date * Changed to delete from iTunes before copying the new...

ELECTRIC BUTTERFLY RELEASES UNIHELP 1.7 Support for Virtual Volumes Added to Cross-Platform Help System for REALbasic Developers LOS ANGELES, California (March 22, 2005) - Electric Butterfly announces the immediate availability of UniHelp 1.7, the award-winning help system for REALbasic. UniHelp provides an easy-to-use, feature-rich solution for REALbasic developers who want to add online help to their cross-platform applications. Version 1.7, which is a free update for all registered UniHelp customers, includes improved help navigation and adds support for Virtual Volumes. Apple Help Viewer, Microsoft HTML Help, WinHelp.... Why waste precious development time designing and compiling a different Help system for each platform when you can easily use UniHelp for all of them? Just drag the UniHelp components folder into your REALbasic project, add a few lines of code, create your external help pages, and that's it -- instant online help for your compiled REALbasic applications that...

Tinderbox for Macintosh version 2.4 Eastgate is DELIGHTED to announce a new version of Tinderbox! Tinderbox 2.4 represents a new landmark; with more than 80 improvements, Tinderbox is faster, smoother, and more powerful than ever. RULES add even more intelligence and flexibility, allowing you to create new relationships between notes. STICKY and LOCKED ADORNMENTS make maps easier and smarter NEW TINDERBOX ASSISTANTS for building Web sites and elegant presentations -- using the latest Web standards. Tinderbox 2.4 is available for immediate download at http://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/ Tinderbox is of special interest to developers in three ways: a) Tinderbox makes a superb programmer's notebook. Its light footprint makes Tinderbox easy to open and easy to keep around, while its flexible methods of linking and its fast, incremental regular expression search make Tinderbox ideal for keeping related ideas linked together -- and for discovering hidden connections. Tinderbox is also...

"Stop shuffling for a second and recharge, in Art-Techo style." Announcing DecoDock by Pressure Drop Bend, Oregon - March 21, 2005- Pressure Drop today announces DecoDock, the first stylish dock designed to complement and enhance the iPod shuffle. DecoDock provides an elegant solution for users who want a simple, artistic way to connect their iPod shuffle to their computer. Designed in the classic Art Deco style, the DecoDock's lighted columns tower over a brilliantly colored and graceful arc, enhancing the pleasing simplicity of the iPod shuffle. The iPod's plastic cap can be stored in the back of the DecoDock, a unique feature designed specifically to help prevent it from getting lost. "With DecoDock, Pressure Drop is making the statement that anything can be elegant and stylish, even a simple dock," said David Gawlowski, President of Pressure Drop. "We took the clean, simple lines of the iPod shuffle and enhanced them, making the DecoDock and shuffle blend seamlessly together in...

LeadingProject 1.1, enhances project reporting on Windows and Mac OS X. Odessa, Ukraine, March 21, 2005 =96 CS Odessa releases LeadingProject 1.1, a= n update of the new professional project manager tool for Windows and Mac OS X. Due to it=92s key feature - a Multi-Project Workspace - the product lets business leaders plan a certain resource in voluntary number of concurrent projects embed one into another and see if this resource is overworked or used in different projects at the same time. The new version features advanced reporting capabilities that allow generating detailed status reports on project progress and resources. The update also adds important export opportunity - support for ConceptDraw XML, which enables users to further saving project file as HTML page or PDF file, graphics file, MS PowerPoint presentation, web-ready Macromedia Flash file, EPS and Text Data formats. The other important features include toolset for quick and easy editing of Gantt charts; Set Up Project...

DVForge Releases JamPlug FM Plug-in FM Transmitter For Guitar Hendersonville, TN - February 28, 2005 -Today, DVForge, Inc. announces the April 8th shipping date of its new JamPlug FM plug-in FM music transmitter for electric guitar or bass guitar. "With so many musicians in our customer list, it is inevitable that we will sometimes come up with fun little product ideas." said CJ Sorg, DVForge's music products manager, "And, the JamPlug FM is about as fun as you can get, if you play electric guitar or electric bass. We have been enjoying casual jam sessions in the parking lot outside of our offices, playing our guitars through our car stereo systems, for instance, using JamPlug FM." JamPlug FM is a 1.2" x 1.8" x 3.5" gloss white module that plugs into the output jack of any electric guitar or electric bass, and then transmit the output form the instrument to any nearby FM radio, boombox, car stereo, or home stereo receiver. It literally turns any FM stereo into an impromptu guitar...

For immediate release Augsburg, Germany (March 15, 2005) -- Ren=E9 Puls & Oliver Feiler GbR (kcoresoft) releases Pipe 1.2 for Mac OS X. About Pipe Pipe is a Mac OS X Cocoa application made for developers and people who are interested in learning and experimenting with scripting languages. With Pipe's intuitive three-pane layout, script development hasn't been easier before. You can simultaneously see your program, input data, if needed, and output data. Effects of changes to the script code can be seen immediately when you run the script in Pipe. This makes it the ideal tool for learning new scripting languages and deepen your inderstanding of already learnt languages. Quick data visualization can be done fast and easily as Pipe directly supports scripts that generate images or HTML code which will be displayed accordingly. Sample scripts to demonstrate nearly all capabilities are included with the application package as a script library. Once in your script library, all of your...

Four New Plugins for Runtime Revolution and Dreamcard More Free Plugins Available from So Smart Software Paris, March 16th 2005 So Smart Software today announces the availability of four new plugins for the award winning Revolution family of software development tools (www.runrev.com). These new plugins provide additional features that support backups, stack management, thumbnail images and ASCII text. The plugins come with help stacks in French and English and are available for Mac OS and Windows XP. "These new plugins are the perfect complement for the user friendly Revolution product family and because they are free everyone can benefit," said Eric Chatonet of So Smart Software. "The availability of these free plugins is just another reason for those writing software to choose Revolution and Dreamcard." Backups Picker 1.0 - Project security plugin Backups Picker oversees the progression of an unlimited number of projects and automatically runs incremental backups when they are...

myPhoto 1.5 is the easiest way to share you photos--it automatically shares your digital photo albums stored in iPhoto on the Internet with no effort on your part. This release is a major update, adding a substantially improved, fast caching system that builds your site before anybody looks at it. It also adds the ability to coallese multiple iPhoto Libraries into one site, full compatibility with iPhoto 2-5 (including keywords, all image formats, etc), as well as additional translations (Spanish and Dutch) and countless bug fixes. myPhoto is free and requires Mac OS X and iPhoto 2 (or greater). If you need a direct download link (3.3 MB): http://agent0068.dyndns.org/~mike/projects/myPhoto/downloader.php

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WebDesign 2.6 Adds Improved Support for PHP, JavaScript, CSS, more... Toronto, Ontario -- (March 16, 2005) -- Rage Software today announced the immediate availability of WebDesign 2.6, A major update to the first HTML source code editor with an integrated Site Manager for the Mac. This free update adds support for additional web languages including JavaScript, XML, ASP and VBScript along with more powerful syntax coloring and dozens of other enhancements. WebDesign is a professional web authoring package offering a powerful and easy to use text editor combined with a fully featured Site Manager to help keep your web sites up to date and organized. WebDesign includes built in support for HTML, XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, PHP, JavaScript, ASP, XML and VBScript. WebDesign was designed with flexibility in mind with its extensible plug-in architecture. There are already dozens of free add-ons available for WebDesign users on the WebDesign Resources Web Site at http...

'AB Transfer' 1.2 Kiel, Germany (March 14, 2005) - turingart is pleased to announce the immediate availability of 'AB Transfer' 1.2. 'AB Transfer' reads, converts and imports contact data from files into OS X' address book. An enhanced version 'AB Transfer Pro' will allow to import data from database sources like FileMaker, MySQL or generic ODBC sources. Pro is to be released soon. Release 1.2 adds support for DBF files created by 'Act!'. Thus, 'AB Transfer' is well suited for users running 'Act!' on OS 9/classic, since the application migrates address/contact data in 5 minutes to OS X. 'Act!' import is as easy as CSV or TAB-separated file import. Besides CSV and tab-separated input data, 'AB Transfer' converts Windows/DOS to Mac data, strips leading or trailing white space. A preview window show read data before the actual import. Currently, 'AB Transfer handles these fields: First name, name, maiden-name, nickname, title, email, phone fax, homepage, country, state, city, ZIP, street...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chronos Releases StickyBrain 3.4 Featuring iPhoto integration Park City, Utah - March 14, 2005 -- Chronos LC today announced the release of StickyBrain 3.4, an important update to its all-new third generation note manager for Mac OS X. StickyBrain 3.4 introduces iPhoto and SOHO Series clip art integration. StickyBrain 3.4 is a free update for registered users of StickyBrain 3. iPHOTO INTEGRATION StickyBrain 3.4 sports a new iPhoto image browser that lets user browse the contents of their iPhoto albums. Users can quickly scroll through thousands of photos (thumbnail size is user adjustable) until they find the photo they're looking for. Then they can simply drag the photo to any note in StickyBrain. According to Jerry Halls, V.P. of Sales at Chronos, "Users have requested a quick and easy way to use the photos they already have in iPhoto in their notes. StickyBrain's new iPhoto browser delivers: it's super-fast and couldn't be easier to use." SOHO SERIES CLIP ART...

J2SEditor: Professional IPTC captioning software. J2S, a company specialized in software development for the publishing and graphic arts industries, announces the availability of version 2.0 of its J2SEditor, an IPTC caption editor with file management capabilities for MacOS X. Designed for professional photographers and photo agencies, J2SEditor is used to view images according to their colour profile, sort files and add or modify textual meta-data of graphics files, individually or in batch, without affecting the documents (e.g. the caption of a JPEG file can be updated without recompression of the document). The list of IPTC fields to edit as well as default values or other input controls are defined and stored in description profiles which can be adapted to each user with our J2SProfiler. Custom description profiles can also be made on demand. Amongst other features, J2SEditor provides a toolbar e.g. for quick access to applications, folders or other tools so that J2SEditor can...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW SDK FROM SEIKO INSTRUMENTS ALLOWS MAC DEVELOPERS TO WRITE SMART LABEL PRINTER APPLICATIONS 1st Smart Label Printer SDK Available to Mac Community TORRANCE, Calif. - March 14, 2005 - Business and home/office products supplier Seiko Instruments USA Inc., the pioneer of the one-label-at-a-time "smart" printer, has released a Software Development Kit (SDK) for Mac developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to create applications for the company's line of Smart Label Printers. Seiko Instruments' new SDK, the first designed for Mac label printing applications, simplifies the development process to just a few lines of code. "We've realized there is a huge untapped market of Mac users who could use a handy small footprint printer on their desktop," Dennis Cox, director of sales and marketing, Business and Home/Office Products Division, Seiko Instruments USA, said. "Releasing this SDK is the first of many steps we plan to take in the coming months...

Cocktail 3.5 (Jaguar Edition) Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X. The application serves up a scrumptious mix of maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface and toolset. It is a smooth and powerful utility that simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions. Cocktail 3.5 (Jaguar Edition) is a new major update to Cocktail. Version 3.5 includes lots of new features, changes, improvements and bug fixes: Cocktail * Built-in and updated Uninstaller * Cocktail is now fully localizable * Added support for special characters in disk, folder and file names * Added "Play Pilot completion sound" option to the Preferences * Added possibility to save the information from the Specifications window * Addresses an issue in which Uptime was not updated * Addresses an issue in which position of the main window was not saved * Updated "Provide Cocktail Feedback" feature * New icon * Updated Cocktail Help * Other minor bug fixes, changes...

Jumsoft Releases Keynote Stills 2.0 (March 10, 2005) - Jumsoft, the leading developer of Apple Keynote theme and illustration add-ons, has released Keynote Stills 2.0, featuring more than 100 brand-new, high-quality, high-resolution still-life images. Keynote Stills 2.0 comes as more than just a major makeover of Jumsoft's first edition of versatile transparent photo objects, Keynote Jam 1.1. The new version is just that-100% new. With a far bigger selection of objects to boot. These professional-grade photo images were designed for use in either Keynote or Keynote's new iWork sidekick, Pages. They're fully compatible with Microsoft's PowerPoint 2004, too. They can be used with either Keynote 1 or 2 and look great exported as PDFs or any other format. Jumsoft's transparent photo objects have no backgrounds. The 100-plus images lend themselves to illustrating a multitude of topics in business, education, science and just plain everyday life. Keynote Stills 2.0 requires Keynote or...

TRI-EDRE is pleased to announce the avaibility of Clone X 2.0.0 Clone X 2.0.0 Clone X is a disk copy utility for Mac OS X. Clone X features the copy of an entire disk to another disk, or to a set of CDs or DVDs. Copies are fully functional. Clone X provides restoration features as well, and bootable CD creation. Clone X offers a set of tools to efficiently do your copies, including: - the copy of entire disk with all their caracteristics, applications, users and their documents and settings - the copy of disks, without the Users data (for example to create a master that can be used to install the same System and applications on different machines). - the restoration of your disk, to put it back into a previous state and contents (as it was during the copy). - the creation of OS X bootable CD including your applications - the creation of disk with a minimal System (for a small or emergency disk, for test, etc.). - disks comparison. Clone X was specially designed for Mac OS X and...

High performance with new standard ExpressCard module for CodeMeter Wibu-Systems announcing ExpressCard(tm) compliant card module at CeBIT 2005 Hanover, Germany (CeBIT). Wibu-Systems (hall 7, A21) announced today that CodeMeter ExpressCard module used for Digital Rights Management (DRM) will be made available in the following quarter. CodeMeter was introduced last year and represents Wibu-Systems' latest technology for protection of intellectual property assets. "This year's CeBIT is a great opportunity to join the arena for ExpressCard compliant products with CodeMeter", said Oliver Winzenried, CEO and co-founder of Wibu-Systems AG. "CodeMeter security products will perfectly fit with the new defined small form factor and will provide to the user even better performance and ease of use through the ExpressCard Standard and products certified by the ExpressCard Compliance Program. We believe in this new market requiring removable and high quality security for our DRM application...

FETCH 5.0 NEARS RELEASE, INVITES BETA TESTERS ETNA, N.H.--Fetch Softworks announces that Fetch 5.0, the latest version of the award-winning file transfer client for the Macintosh, has entered beta testing. Fetch 4.0 was among the first FTP clients to support Mac OS X, and is the most downloaded FTP client for the Mac. Building on this history of easy, reliable file transfers, Fetch 5.0 adds SFTP support, improved server and firewall compatibility, and a completely rewritten user interface emphasizing simplicity and ease of use. Users interested in beta-testing Fetch 5.0 can apply at the Fetch Softworks website, http://fetchsoftworks.com. Fetch 5.0 requires Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later. Customers purchasing Fetch 4.0.3 on or after March 10, 2005 will receive a free upgrade to Fetch 5.0. Upgrade pricing for other Fetch 4 customers will be announced when Fetch 5.0 is officially released.

Email Merge X Release 2.3 [March 9th, 2005] Sig Software is proud to announce a new release of Email Merge, its popular OS X application for sending individualized email mailings. Email Merge combines a database and a message template to create personalized email messages in the user's outbox. Email Merge is compatible with Apple Mail, Entourage, Eudora, Mailsmith, PowerMail, Outlook Express, Emailer or QuickMail Pro. It imports data directly from FileMaker Pro, as well as from text files or the clipboard. Version 2.3 is the first version of Email Merge with support for Apple Mail. The update also adds a reference guide for sending HTML emails with Entourage or Outlook Express and has many additional minor improvements. More information and the free trial download are available here: http://www.sigsoftware.com/emailmerge/ Email Merge for OS X costs just $39 per license. It is also available in a bundle with Email Effects and TableText for just $55. Best regards, Gideon Greenspan Sig...

March 09, 2005 - Presenta Ltd. is pleased to announce the new release of iGetter version 2.2 for Mac OS X. New in version 2.2: - Added a new preview feature for downloaded multimedia files. By integration with QuickTime technology iGetter allows the previewing of all finished video, audio and other QuickTime readable downloads (Macromedia Flash, PDF, etc.) directly in the application. In addition, iGetter shows all of the available file media information (i.e. codec, height, width, duration, sample rate for movies and the entire tag info for MP3 files.) - New look and feel for transfer details transcript. Now, all connection requests, server responses and notifications are shown in separate color areas for easier reading. - A new Speed Limit slider located on the main window for easier adjustment of the speed limit value. - Added support of the "Content-Disposition" HTTP protocol entity. Now, all files downloaded from HTTP servers that use "Content-Disposition" entity will be renamed...

High-Speed Data Acquisition And Automation March 9, 2005 VVI today announced the release of DAQ Plot version 9.8.6, which features plug-and-play high-speed data acquisition plotting and control loop programming. John Brilhart, Chief Technical Officer of VVI, made this statement: "DAQ Plot measures voltages from sensors and presents them in an intuitive strip chart format. This new version upgrades its speed up to 50,000 voltage measurements per second. It also includes a new tool called DAQ Command which is used to program real-time control loops to automate voltage measurement and machine control. The two are complimentary because DAQ Plot is used to visualize and understand sensor results and once understood, DAQ Command is used to automate reactions to those sensors, for example by turning off and on valves and switches according to sensor voltage changes. The two systems, DAQ Plot and DAQ Command, span the needs of data acquisition projects from the beginning research and...

Springtime in Atlanta and PHP - Big Nerd Ranch Announces PHP Bootcamp May 16-20, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily Herman Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. (678) 595-6773 www.bignerdranch.com Atlanta, GA - March 9, 2005 - Springtime in Atlanta and PHP - Big Nerd Ranch Announces PHP Bootcamp May 16-20, 2005 David Sklar returns to the Big Nerd Ranch to teach the next installment of PHP5 Bootcamp, May 16-20, 2005. Mr. Sklar, one of the foremost PHP5 gurus, will be guiding students through an intensive five-day course on PHP5 programming and development. PHP5 continues to impress developers and project managers with its flexibility and performance, providing an ideal solution that is scalable to projects of any size and scope. This incredible tool can be a powerful addition to a developer's arsenal whether the project is a small intranet or an enterprise-level e-commerce website. David Sklar's wealth of experience and engaging demeanor make him the perfect navigator to guide students through...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TinyBooks v2.0.9 - Family & Small Business Accounting for Macintosh What's New: Improved the Accounts Dialog: added the easy ability to move forward and backward one month at time, and added new columns to show the monthly and year-to-date percentage each account represents compared to the applicable totals, etc. (Simply put, it's now easier to see where the money's going, and where it's coming from!) (URL:http://www.winograd.com) Merrimack, New Hampshire, March 8, 2005: Ken Winograd and Space-Time Associates announced today an update to the Macintosh accounting and bookkeeping program called TinyBooks(tm). TinyBooks is designed for Sole Proprietors, home and other small businesses, and family finances. TinyBooks is a simple, flexible, non-bloated, single-entry bookkeeping and accounting system for the Macintosh. TinyBooks is the simplest way to handle the books for most small companies. Current and year-to-date "on-the-fly" totals are continually displayed...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUMMARY: disclabel 2.3 updates SmileOnMyMac's award-winning CD labeling software adding our first professionally-designed, music-themed, for-purchase ($14.95) template pack, as well as support for text kerning, Epson R320 direct-to-CD printers, CMYK images, and more. disclabel 2.3 (30-day free demo, $29.95) requires Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later. DOWNLOAD LINK http://www.smileonmymac.com/disclabel/download.html Portland, OR - March 2, 2005 - disclabel, SmileOnMyMac's award-winning CD labeling software has been updated to version 2.3, which includes: - Purchase additional professionally-designed Template Packs - Text kerning is now supported - Downloaded templates are available even when offline - Added support for Epson R320 direct-to-CD printer - Supports CMYK images - Improved compatibility with iLife '05 - Minor additional fixes disclabel helps you make great-looking labels for your CDs, DVDs, cases, and related materials: - Start with a pre-designed template, or...

Play 100 Interactive Puzzles within Your Web Browser ARLINGTON, Virginia (March 3, 2005) - SpiderWorks, LLC today announced the exclusive software release of "Puzzability's Puzzle Trifecta," now available from the SpiderWorks.com web site for only $9.95 (USD). Think you're smart? Enjoy problem solving? Then you'll love "Puzzability's Puzzle Trifecta," a unique collection of 100 interactive puzzles that you can play within your web browser! Treat yourself to countless hours of entertainment while sharpening your problem-solving skills. The Java-powered games are comprised of three popular types of puzzles culled from the Puzzability vaults: 20 "Blockbuster" sliding block puzzles, 40 "Say What?" quote puzzles, and 40 "Step by Step" word ladders. This platform-independent download is comprised of HTML pages and Java applets, compatible with any Java-supported operating system such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The only requirement is a web browser that supports JavaScript...

4D, Inc., Ships 4th Dimension 2003.6 SAN JOSE, Calif., March 3, 2004 - 4D, Inc., a leading maker of software solutions that simplify the process of developing and deploying database applications, announced today the release of 4D 2003 version 6, which contains several bug fixes. "We are delighted to show our commitment to our older products," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO, 4D, Inc. "Although 4D 2004, a significant upgrade, was released last year, we are proud to show our customers that we continue to update our older software applications. It's what our customers have come to expect from us." Current 4D 2003 owners can download the update free of charge. The update along with a list of bug fixes can be downloaded at: http://www.4d.com/downloads/products.html. About 4D Inc. 4D, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is a leading maker of software solutions that simplify the process of developing and deploying database applications. 4D, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of...

PRESSRELEASE Mimer SQL now available for Apple's Mac OS X Uppsala, Sweden -- March 1 2005 -- Mimer Information Technology, a leading developer of enterprise and mobile database servers, today announces the immediate availability of Mimer SQL for Mac OS X. This makes it possible also for Mac users to take full advantage of Mimer SQL's high performance and zero maintenance. A free development and evaluation version of Mimer SQL for Mac OS X is available for download from Mimer's web site (http://developer.mimer.com/macosx). Mimer SQL has a long and successful track record both in large mission critical systems and as an embedded black box DBMS in many software products. This combination of high performance and ease-of-use makes Mimer SQL very well suited for the Mac OS X environment, matching Apple's own philosophy of simplicity and user friendliness. Mimer SQL supports both Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. "With Apple's commitment to the enterprise market, with increasing server sales, it...

March 1, 2005 ShuffleClip released for iPod Shuffle The iPod shuffle has been a runaway success, and not surprisingly with it's attractive form factor and price point. However, many new shuffle owners are not very fond of dangling their iPod from a lanyard. The lanyard creates a mess around the shuffle user's neck, and exposes the iPod to potential damage. The solution to this problem has arrived with a product appropriately named the ShuffleClip. The ShuffleClip is a simple, elegant case and clip for the iPod Shuffle. Formed from a single piece of transparent PETG polymer, the ShuffleClip compliments the design of the iPod while keeping it safe and secure. The ShuffleClip allows iPod owners to now wear their shuffle anywhere they like. In a pocket, on a shirt, or clipped to a briefcase. Think Random. For more information visit http://www.shuffleclip.com. The ShuffleClip sells for $14.95 and is available now.

WEB CROSSING, INC. INTRODUCES SITE CROSSING FOR FAST, EASY ONLINE COLLABORATION SERVICES -- Only Fully Integrated Web/ftp/email with Message Board and Full Complement of Collaboration Tools; Quickly Build Core Site or Bolt Onto Existing Site -- SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., February 28, 2005 -- Web Crossing, Inc. today announced its new Site Crossing service, for the first time offering enterprise-class Web Crossing power in a consumer- or workgroup-sized package. Available immediately, Site Crossing offers Web Crossing-based Internet message boards and other collaboration tools in two new ways: as a service bolted onto an already existing Web site, or as an entire core Web site. Site Crossing is the only hosted service that provides a fully integrated complement of choices for interactive tools, such as discussions, mailing lists, blogs, chat, calendars, podcasting, polls, etc. in a hosted, easy to manage service, with core capabilities for building an entire site, including full Web/FTP/...

March 1 st 2005 - Press Release app4mac Software announce xTime Project 3.1 for Mac OS X xTime Project is a professional Project Management Application designed for Apple Mac OS X operating system. With a lot of innovative features and awesome display engine, xTime is very easy to use for beginners or pro users. xTime is able to import any documents from Microsoft Project. What's new with the 3.1 version ? - Enhanced resource management using floating windows available any time - New calendar design with enhanced usability - Better user interface (new awsome aqua interface) - Better interface feedback - English, German, French, Spanish versions - Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger ready - Full documentation integrated - Bugs fixed A standard and Pro license are available. English, French, German and Spanish versions are available xTime Project 3.1 requires at least Mac OS X 10.2.8 Jaguar but it is optimized for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and G5 processor. xTime Project 3.1 is also optimized for Mac OS X...